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87 (1) In this section, an amalgamation means a merger of two or more corporations each of which was, immediately before the merger, a taxable Canadian corporation (each of which corporations is referred to in this section as a “predecessor corporation”) to form one corporate entity (in this section referred to as the “new corporation”) in such a manner that
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(c) all of the shareholders (except any predecessor corporation), who owned shares of the capital stock of any predecessor corporation immediately before the merger, receive shares of the capital stock of the new corporation because of the merger,
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(1.1) For the purposes of paragraph 87(1)(c) and the Income Tax Application Rules, where there is a merger of
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any shares of the capital stock of a predecessor corporation owned by a shareholder (except any predecessor corporation) immediately before the merger that were not cancelled on the merger shall be deemed to be shares of the capital stock of the new corporation received by the shareholder by virtue of the merger as consideration for the disposition of the shares of the capital stock of the predecessor corporations.
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(3.1) Where,
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(c) immediately after the amalgamation, the number of shareholders of each substituted class, the number of shares of each substituted class owned by each shareholder, the number of issued shares of each substituted class, the terms and conditions of each share of a substituted class, and the paid-up capital of each substituted class determined without reference to the provisions of this Act are identical to the number of shareholders of the exchanged class from which the substituted class was converted, the number of shares of each such exchanged class owned by each shareholder, the number of issued shares of each such exchanged class, the terms and conditions of each share of such exchanged class, and the paid-up capital of each such exchanged class determined without reference to the provisions of this Act, respectively, immediately before the amalgamation, and
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Marginal note:Shares of predecessor corporation
(4) Where there has been an amalgamation of two or more corporations after May 6, 1974, each shareholder (except any predecessor corporation) who, immediately before the amalgamation, owned shares of the capital stock of a predecessor corporation (in this subsection referred to as the “old shares”) that were capital property to the shareholder and who received no consideration for the disposition of those shares on the amalgamation, other than shares of the capital stock of the new corporation (in this subsection referred to as the “new shares”), shall be deemed
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(a) to have disposed of the old shares for proceeds equal to the total of the adjusted cost bases to the shareholder of those shares immediately before the amalgamation, and
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(b) to have acquired the new shares of any particular class of the capital stock of the new corporation at a cost to the shareholder equal to that proportion of the proceeds described in paragraph 87(4)(a) that
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(i) the fair market value, immediately after the amalgamation, of all new shares of that particular class so acquired by the shareholder,
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(ii) the fair market value, immediately after the amalgamation, of all new shares so acquired by the shareholder,
except that, where the fair market value of the old shares immediately before the amalgamation exceeds the fair market value of the new shares immediately after the amalgamation and it is reasonable to regard any portion of the excess (in this subsection referred to as the “gift portion”) as a benefit that the shareholder desired to have conferred on a person related to the shareholder, the following rules apply:
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(c) the shareholder shall be deemed to have disposed of the old shares for proceeds of disposition equal to the lesser of
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(i) the total of the adjusted cost bases to the shareholder, immediately before the amalgamation, of the old shares and the gift portion, and
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(d) the shareholder’s capital loss from the disposition of the old shares shall be deemed to be nil, and
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(e) the cost to the shareholder of any new shares of any class of the capital stock of the new corporation acquired by the shareholder on the amalgamation shall be deemed to be that proportion of the lesser of
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(i) the total of the adjusted cost bases to the shareholder, immediately before the amalgamation, of the old shares, and
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(ii) the total of the fair market value, immediately after the amalgamation, of all new shares so acquired by the shareholder and the amount that, but for paragraph 87(4)(d), would have been the shareholder’s capital loss from the disposition of the old shares
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(iv) the fair market value, immediately after the amalgamation, of all new shares so acquired by the shareholder,
and where the old shares were taxable Canadian property of the shareholder, the new shares are deemed to be, at any time that is within 60 months after the amalgamation, taxable Canadian property of the shareholder.
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(4.1) For the purposes of the definition term preferred share in subsection 248(1), where there has been an amalgamation of two or more corporations after November 16, 1978 and a share of any class of the capital stock of the new corporation (in this subsection referred to as the “new share”) was issued in consideration for the disposition of a share of any class of the capital stock of a predecessor corporation (in this subsection referred to as the “exchanged share”) and the terms and conditions of the new share were the same as, or substantially the same as, the terms and conditions of the exchanged share,
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Marginal note:Idem
(4.2) Where there has been an amalgamation or merger of two or more corporations after November 27, 1986 and a share of any class of the capital stock of the new corporation (in this subsection referred to as the “new share”) was issued to a shareholder in consideration for the disposition of a share by that shareholder of any class of the capital stock of a predecessor corporation (in this subsection referred to as the “exchanged share”) and the terms and conditions of the new share were the same as, or substantially the same as, the terms and conditions of the exchanged share, for the purposes of applying the provisions of this subsection, subsections 112(2.2) and 112(2.4), Parts IV.1 and VI.1, section 258 and the definitions grandfathered share, short-term preferred share, taxable preferred share and taxable RFI share in subsection 248(1) to the new share, the following rules apply:
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(c) the new share shall be deemed to have been acquired by the shareholder at the time the exchanged share was acquired by the shareholder;
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(f) where the terms or conditions of the exchanged share or an agreement in respect of the exchanged share specify an amount in respect of the exchanged share for the purposes of subsection 191(4) and an amount equal to the amount so specified in respect of the exchanged share is specified in respect of the new share for the purposes of subsection 191(4),
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Marginal note:Exchanged rights
(4.3) Where there has been an amalgamation or merger of two or more corporations after June 18, 1987 and a right listed on a designated stock exchange to acquire a share of any class of the capital stock of the new corporation (in this subsection referred to as the “new right”) was acquired by a shareholder in consideration for the disposition of a right described in paragraph (d) of the definition grandfathered share in subsection 248(1) to acquire a share of any class of the capital stock of a predecessor corporation (in this subsection referred to as the “exchanged right”), the new right shall be deemed to be the same right as the exchanged right for the purposes of paragraph (d) of the definition grandfathered share in subsection 248(1) where the terms and conditions of the new right were the same as, or substantially the same as, the terms and conditions of the exchanged right and the terms and conditions of the share receivable on an exercise of the new right were the same as, or substantially the same as, the terms and conditions of the share that would have been received on an exercise of the exchanged right.
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(4.4) Where
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(b) a predecessor corporation entered into an agreement with a person at a particular time for consideration given by the person to the predecessor corporation,
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(c) for the consideration under the agreement
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(e) the person shall be deemed to have given the consideration under the agreement to the new corporation for the issue of the new share,
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(f) the agreement shall be deemed to have been entered into between the new corporation and the person at the particular time,
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(7) Where there has been an amalgamation of two or more corporations after May 6, 1974 and
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(d) shall apply as if the new corporation had incurred or issued the debt or other obligation at the time it was incurred or issued by the predecessor corporation under the agreement made on the day on which the predecessor corporation made an agreement under which the debt or other obligation was issued,
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(8.2) For the purposes of the definition foreign merger in subsection (8.1), if there is a merger or combination, otherwise than as a result of the distribution of property to one corporation on the winding-up of another corporation, of two or more non-resident corporations (each of which is referred to in this subsection as a “predecessor foreign corporation”), as a result of which one or more predecessor foreign corporations ceases to exist and, immediately after the merger or combination, another predecessor foreign corporation (referred to in this subsection as the “survivor corporation”) owns properties (except amounts receivable from, or shares of the capital stock of, any predecessor foreign corporation) representing all or substantially all of the fair market value of all such properties owned by each predecessor foreign corporation immediately before the merger or combination, then
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(8.4) Subsection (8.5) applies at any time if
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(c) no shareholder (except any predecessor foreign corporation) that owned shares of the capital stock of a predecessor foreign corporation immediately before the foreign merger received consideration for the disposition of those shares on the foreign merger, other than shares of the capital stock of the new foreign corporation;
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Marginal note:Rules applicable in respect of certain mergers
(9) Where there has been a merger of two or more taxable Canadian corporations to form a new corporation that was controlled, immediately after the merger, by a taxable Canadian corporation (in this subsection referred to as the “parent”) and, on the merger, shares of the capital stock of the parent (in this subsection referred to as “parent shares”) were issued by the parent to persons who were, immediately before the merger, shareholders of a predecessor corporation, the following rules apply:
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(a) for the purposes of paragraph 87(1)(c), subsection 87(4) and the Income Tax Application Rules, any parent shares received by a shareholder of a predecessor corporation shall be deemed to be shares of the capital stock of the new corporation received by the shareholder by virtue of the merger;
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(a.1) for the purposes of subsections 87(4.1) and 87(4.2), a parent share issued to a shareholder in consideration for the disposition of a share of a class of the capital stock of a predecessor corporation shall be deemed to be a share of a class of the capital stock of the new corporation that was issued in consideration for the disposition of a share of a class of the capital stock of a predecessor corporation by that shareholder;
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(a.21) for the purpose of paragraph (4.4)(d)
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(b) in computing, at any particular time, the paid-up capital in respect of any particular class of shares of the capital stock of the parent that included parent shares immediately after the merger
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(i) there shall be deducted that proportion of the amount, if any, by which the paid-up capital, determined without reference to this paragraph, in respect of all the shares of the capital stock of the parent immediately after the merger exceeds the total of all amounts each of which is the paid-up capital in respect of a share of the capital stock of the parent or a predecessor corporation (other than any share of a predecessor corporation owned by the parent or by another predecessor corporation and any share of a predecessor corporation owned by a shareholder other than the parent or another predecessor corporation that was not exchanged on the merger for parent shares) immediately before the merger that
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